Esther Yoo’s practice tips: chord pizzicato

Continuing her series of video tutorials in which she shares her practice tips, the American violinist covers chord pizzicato. She says: ‘This week, I wanted to share some thoughts on pizzicato – chord pizzicato, to be exact! The end of the third movement of Glazunov’s violin concerto has a few lines packed with these, and I recently found a “hack” to play them clearly and effectively – without killing my index finger! If you’re playing this piece or another one with chord pizzicato, take a minute to try!’